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Pronunciation: /pleurectomy*/

pleurectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part of the pleura (a thin layer of tissue that covers the interior wall of the chest cavity).

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upper GI endoscopy

choriocarcinoma

breast-sparing surgery

raloxifene hydrochloride

bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

lumbar puncture

talimogene laherparepvec

staging system

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inosine 5′- monophosphate dehydrogenase inhibitor FF-10501-01

IL-15(N72D)/IL-15Ralpha-sFc fusion protein complex FL115

mepivacaine hydrochloride

disaccharide tripeptide glycerol dipalmitoyl

LMB-2 immunotoxin

anti-CLDN18.2/CD47 bispecific antibody AK132

OctreoTher

Vytorin

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deletion

pseudogene

TNBC

allelic heterogeneity

intron

congenital

multigene panel test

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